‘Powerpuff Girls,’ ‘Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends’ Reboots in the Works by Original Creator Craig McCracken
Carson Burton Craig McCracken is taking another crack at “The Powerpuff Girls” and “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.”The original creator of the two animated classics is developing reboots of the series for Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.“The Powerpuff Girls” reboot revisits and expands upon the world of the original show, as Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup face off against a variety of villains comprised of familiar foes and new threats. “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends” will return as an original preschool animated series, welcoming a new cast of imaginary friends.McCracken, who began his career at Hanna-Barbera Cartoons in 1992, also created Disney’s “Wander Over Yonder” and Netflix’s “Kid Cosmic.” “The Hanna-Barbera homecoming of Craig was an opportunity we could not pass up,” said Sam Register, president of Cartoon Network Studios, Warner Bros.